Eyeup celebrates a small step forward in the drive for better regulation. Apologies for a bit of trumpet blowing here at Eyeup Towers. But it was great last week to be credited with creating sufficient social media buzz that the CAA was persuaded to take action and carry out an immediate review of a brand…
Oversight report of CAP 722H version 3 Apology This time, the blog starts with a heartfelt apology. I’m really sorry to anybody in the UK CAA who feels my blogs are somehow unfair. It is not my aim to upset anybody. However, as part of the “regulated community”, I do feel I have every right…
On guard! Propeller guards and why experienced operators should consider them. Do me a favour. Pop onto any social media drone group and ask whether prop guards are worth having? The response you get will tend to vary between “why would you even bother?” through “you should learn to fly”, to “definitely not”. More enlightened…
It’s true The CAA has listened and back-pedalled on its proposed 45% price increase PDRA01 renewals. Just a really short message. The CAA has confirmed that it will no longer increase its charge for a PDRA01 OA renewal by 45%. If you saw the last Eyeup blog, you’d have been rightfully concerned that you may…
Close to gaslighting – Part 1 The UK CAA, as a regulator has a clear position of power over the community it seeks to regulate. This power is probably strongest over the lower echelons of the unmanned aircraft sector, dominated by micro-companies. Please note the title of this article. I’m not accusing the UK airspace…
Oversight report of CAP 722H version 2 Edit: 14/11/2023 – Oversight report updated . Additional observation. I’ll start this article with a health warning. Reading it is not for the faint-hearted, particularly if you click on the link to the actual oversight report. The report is necessarily technical in nature and is intended to alert…
If this article whets your appetite to know more about the fundamental document that controls your Specific Category flying under a PDRA01 OA…then you may wish to join us on Geeksvana. We will be going live on Monday 30th October but the recording will be available to members after the live event. We will be…
The more I network… Here is a story I’ve told before but I’ll tell it again. When I first started Eyeup Aerial Solutions I took advice from a number of people, both professionals and trusted friends (and some who fit into both categories). One piece of advice I got was to avoid getting involved…
What is going on with the Drone Code? The Drone and Model Aircraft Code ( popularly known as the Drone Code) appears to be wrong. This raises a few questions. First of all, have I somehow misinterpreted the code and found an error where none exists? I’d be happy for anybody to pick apart the…
Paper Lanterns… What have paper lanterns got to do with improving the speed of publication of correct and high-quality documents by the CAA? This question is triggered by the fact that after three months from the initial issue at the beginning of March, we are still without a useable version of CAP722H, the snappily named…